AGENCY: State Land Board

SERIES: 2028
TITLE: Public land selection and purchase applications
DATES: 1887-1909.
ARRANGEMENT: Alphanumerical

DESCRIPTION: Private individuals applied to the Land Board for specific tracts of land. The Land Board in turn secured the approval of the United States government (all lands were federal land initially after being acquired from Mexico in 1848) to transfer to Utah, the lands selected. These are applications from individuals asking the Land Board to select specific tracts which the individual, once Utah got the land, wanted to buy from the territory/state. The applications include the individual's name and address plus a thorough description of the land covering legal location, vegetation, soil, proposed use, etc.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

These records document the process of early land distribution and provide descriptive information. They supplement official records (land ownership records).

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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